1434 – Władysław II Jagiełło, King of Lithuania and later also Poland, dies (b.1351)
1568 – Gijsbert van Bronkhorst-Batenburg, calvinist leader, beheaded
1938 – Ödön von Horváth, Hungarian writer (A Child of Our Time), dies at 36
1951 – Rafael Altamira Crevea, Spanish lawyer/historian, dies at 85
1960 – Lester Patrick, Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame defenceman (6 x Stanley Cups as player, coach and manager), dies from a heart attack at 76
1965 – Curly Lambeau, American Pro Football Hall of Fame halfback, coach (founder, first coach Green Bay Packers), dies of a heart attack at 67
1970 – Giuseppe Ungaretti, Italian poet (Hermeticism) and journalist, dies at 82
1980 – Arthur Nielsen, American market analyst (b. 1897)
1996 – Michael Fox, American actor (Perry Mason, Quincy, Dallas, Bold and the Beautiful), dies at 75
2014 – Ann B. Davis, American stage and screen actress (Bob Cummings Show – “Schultzy”; The Brady Bunch – “Alice”) dies from subdural hematoma incurred in a fall at 88
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Historical Events for 1st June 2022
1794 – Glorious First of June; first naval battle between Britain (under Admiral Lord Howe) and France (Vice-Admiral Louis Thomas Villaret de Joyeuse) during French Revolutionary Wars. Britain gains tactical win.
1796 – Tennessee admitted as 16th US state
1872 – 6th Belmont: James Roe aboard Joe Daniels wins in 2:58.25
1909 – Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition opens in Seattle
1972 – Tswanaland becomes Bophuthatswana in South Africa
1979 – Vizianagaram district is formed in Andhra Pradesh, India.
1993 – Melchior Ndadaye elected President of Burundi
1996 – H. D. Deve Gowda becomes Prime Minister of India
2001 – Nepalese Royal Massacre: Crown Prince Dipendra of Nepal slaughters his parents, two siblings, and five other family members during dinner at the Narayanhiti Palace, in Katmandu
2019 – UEFA Champions League Final, Madrid: Liverpool beats Tottenham, 2-0 for Reds’ 6th title
Today in History for 1st June 2022
Historical Events
1907 – -27°F (-33°C), Sarmiento, Argentina (South American record)
1908 – John Krohn begins walk around perimeter of US, which took 357 days
1941 – Germany bans all Catholic publications
1972 – Dmitri Shostakovich’s 15th Symphony, Dutch premieres in West Berlin
1985 – “Just A Gigolo/I Ain’t Got Nobody” by David Lee Roth hits #12
1985 – West Indian cricket batsman Viv Richards scores 300 in a day on the way to 322 in a tour match against Warwickshire at Taunton; 42 fours and 8 sixes of 258 balls
Famous Birthdays
1831 – John Bell Hood, General (Confederate Army), (d. 1879)
1915 – John Randolph [Emanuel Hirsch Cohen], American actor (King Kong, Lucan, Lucas Tanner, Angie), born in NYC, New York (d. 2004)
1956 – Lisa Hartman Black, American singer and actress (Tabitha, Knots Landing), born in Houston, Texas
1979 – Santana Moss, American NFL wide receiver / punt returner (Pro Bowl 2005; New York Jets, Washington Redskins), born in Miami, Florida
1982 – Justine Henin, Belgian tennis player (7 x Grand Slam singles titles; Olympic gold 2004; WTA Tour C’ship 2006, 07; 43 x WTA singles titles), born in Liège, Belgium
1986 – Dayana Mendoza, Miss Universe 2008
Famous Deaths
1434 – Władysław II Jagiełło, King of Lithuania and later also Poland, dies (b.1351)
1948 – Alex Gard, Russian-born caricaturist (b. 1900)
1981 – Carl Vinson, American politician (38th Dean of the United States House of Representatives, 1961-65), dies at 97
1991 – David Ruffin, American soul musician and early lead singer for The Temptations (My Girl, Ain’t Too Proud to Beg), dies of drug overdose at 50
1999 – Christopher Cockerell, English engineer and inventor (Hovercraft), dies at 88
2014 – Valentin Mankin, Ukrainian yachtsman (Olympic gold, USSR, Finn class 1968), dies at 75
Famous Deaths for 31st May 2022
1740 – Frederik Willem I, King of Prussia (1713-1740), dies at 51
1837 – Joseph Grimaldi, English pantomimist and the “greatest clown in history”, dies at 57
1900 – John Power, Irish baronet and whiskey manufacturer (Powers Whiskey), dies in battle
1987 – Dorothy Patrick, Canadian-American actress (Torch Song, New Orleans, High Wall), dies at 65
1993 – John Granger, American actor (Advise and Consent), dies at 69
1996 – Colin Morris, British playwright and documentary filmmaker, dies at 80
1996 – Peter Gordon Dorrell, British archaeologist and photographer, dies at 68
2002 – Subhash “Fergie” Gupte, Indian cricketer (brilliant Indian leg-spinner), dies at 72
2004 – Étienne Roda-Gil, French songwriter and screenwriter, dies at 62
2011 – Andy Robustelli, American NFL defensive end (LA Rams, NY Giants), dies at 85
Historical Events for 31st May 2022
1899 – -June 5] Conference of Bloemfontein fails
1910 – Glenn Curtiss flies from Albany to NYC
1927 – Tiger 1st baseman Johnny Neun makes an unassisted triple play
1928 – Charlie Hallows scores his 1,000th run of Cricket season
1928 – 1st aerial crossing of Pacific takes off from Oakland
1929 – Atlantic City Convention Center opens
1930 – Don Bradman batting for Australia v Hampshire at Southampton is 47 not out at stumps, bringing his aggregate to 1,001 runs, the first cricket touring overseas batsman to complete 1,000 runs by end of May
1943 – “Archie” comic strip 1st broadcast on radio
1953 – WSUN TV channel 38 in St Petersburg-Tampa, FL (IND) 1st broadcast
1999 – NHL Eastern Conference Final: Buffalo Sabres beat Toronto Maple Leafs, 4 games to 1
Today in History for 31st May 2022
Historical Events
1847 – Rotterdam-Hague Railway opens
1893 – Remains of Jefferson Davis moved from New Orleans and re-interred at Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond, Virginia, per his widow’s request
1930 – Comet 73P/1930 (Schwassmann-Wachmann 3) approaches 0.0617 AUs of Earth
1961 – Union of South Africa becomes a republic, leaves Commonwealth
1982 – “Best Little Whorehouse in Texas” opens at Eugene O’Neill Theater NYC for 63 performances
1984 – US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
Famous Birthdays
1773 – Ludwig Tieck, German writer, born in Berlin (d. 1853)
1857 – Pius XI [Ambrogio Damiano Achille Ratti], Italian 259th Pope (1922-39), born in Desio, Lombardy-Venetia, Austrian Empire (d. 1939)
1892 – Willem Ravelli, Dutch baritone singer (St Matthew Passion), born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 1980)
1964 – Leonard Asper, Canadian businessman (CanWest), born in Winnipeg, Manitoba
1967 – Phil Keoghan, New Zealand television personality (The Amazing Race), born in Lincoln, New Zealand
1973 – Marty Janzen, American pitcher (Toronto Blue Jays), born in Miami, Florida
Famous Deaths
1837 – Joseph Grimaldi, English pantomimist and the “greatest clown in history”, dies at 57
1931 – Felix-Raymond-Marie Rouleau, French Canadian cardinal, archbishop of Quebec (b. 1866)
1952 – Walter Schellenberg, German lawyer/headed spy (Venlo), dies
1962 – Henry F. Ashurst, American Democratic politician (U.S. Senator from Arizona), dies at 87
1986 – Jane Frank, American artist, dies at 67
2000 – Tito Puente, American mambo and Latin jazz bandleader (“Oye Como Va”), dies at 77
Famous Deaths for 30th May 2022
1865 – William Clarke Quantrill, criminal/Confederate bushwhacker, dies at 27
1901 – Victor D’Hondt, Belgian mathematician, dies at 60
1951 – Hermann Broch, Austrian novelist (Sleepwalkers, Bewitchment), dies at 64
1958 – Jozef van Mierlo, Belgian Jesuit and literary (Hadewych), dies at 79
1975 – Steve Prefontaine, American runner (5K 1972 Olympic 4th), dies in a car accident at 24
1994 – Marcel Bich, Italian-French baron and pen manufacturer (Bic), dies at 79
1995 – Thomas Dorrington Tomlinson, British national park warden, dies at 87
2000 – Tex Beneke, American bandleader and musician (b. 1914)
2010 – Duff Roblin, Canadian politician (b. 1917).
2012 – Andrew Huxley, British physiologist and Nobel laureate, dies at 94
Historical Events for 30th May 2022
1431 – Hundred Years’ War: 19 year old Joan of Arc is burned at the stake by an English-dominated tribunal in Rouen, France
1848 – Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo between US and Mexico comes into force, giving New Mexico, California and parts of Nevada, Utah, Arizona and Colorado to the US in return for $15 million
1879 – 92°F highest temperature ever recorded in Cleveland in May
1921 – Lord Dunsany’s “If” premieres in London
1947 – Indianapolis 500: Mauri Rose leads for final 8 laps after confused pit messages with teammate Bill Holland to take the controversial victory; race marred by a 41st lap crash that claims life of Shorty Cantlon
1957 – Test Cricket debut for Rohan Kanhai v England at Edgbaston
1958 – Indianapolis 500: Jimmy Bryan wins a race best known for a massive first-lap, 15-car pileup that results in death of fan-favourite driver Pat O’Connor
1980 – Tiger reliever John Hiller, 37, (who had a 1971 heart attack), retires
2014 – Former military chief al-Sisi wins 93 percent of the vote in Egypt’s presidential election
2021 – Tens of thousands of people march in Brazilian cities against President Jair Bolsonaro and his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic
Today in History for 30th May 2022
Historical Events
1848 – William G Young patents ice cream freezer
1933 – Indianapolis 500: Louis Meyer wins accompanied by riding mechanic Lawson Harris; Mark Billman killed in a crash on lap 79; Lester Spangler and riding mechanic “Monk” Jordan die in a crash on lap 132
1944 – Transport number 75 departs with French Jews to Nazi Germany
1959 – 58th Men’s French Championships: Nicola Pietrangeli beats Ian Vermaak (3-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-1)
1986 – Ariane-2 (ESA) launched
2015 – English FA Cup Final, Wembley Stadium, London (89,283): Arsenal beats Aston Villa, 4-0; Gunners’ 12th title
Famous Birthdays
1845 – Amadeus/Amadeo I, duke of Aosta and King of Spain (1870-73), born in Turin, Italy (d. 1890)
1894 – Hubertus J van Mook, Dutch minister of Colonies (1942-45)
1906 – Bruno Gröning, German faith healer (d. 1959)
1907 – Elly Beinhorn, German pilot (d. 2007)
1956 – Allison Roe MBE, New Zealand marathon runner (NYC, Boston 1981; Seoul 1982), born in Auckland, New Zealand
1962 – John Alt, NFL tackle (KC Chiefs)
Famous Deaths
1434 – Prokop the Great, Hussite general
1574 – Charles IX, King of France (1560-74), dies of tuberculosis at 23
1979 – Jack Raine, British actor (Quartet), dies at 82
1987 – Melvin “Turk” Murphy, American Dixieland jazz trombonist, dies at 71
1989 – Claude Pepper, American politician (Rep-D-FL, 1963-89), dies at 88
2012 – Andrew Huxley, British physiologist and Nobel laureate, dies at 94
Famous Deaths for 29th May 2022
1691 – Cornelis Tromp, Dutch naval officer and son of Maarten Tromp, dies at 61
1866 – Henry Darwin Rogers, American Geologist (theory of mountain building, first geological mapping of Pennsylvania), dies at 57
1953 – Man Mountain Dean [Frank Simmons Leavitt], American professional wrestler, dies at 61
1973 – P. Ramlee, Malaysian film actor, director, singer and songwriter, dies of a heart attack at 44
1992 – Bill Beyers, actor (Wally-Capitol), dies of AIDS at 37
1992 – Peter “Ollie” Halsall, British rock guitarist and vibraphone player (Patto; The Rutles; Kevin Ayers), dies of a heart attack at 43
1997 – Jeff Buckley, American musician and singer (“Hallelujah”), drowns at 30
1998 – Barry M. Goldwater, American politician (U.S. Senator from Arizona, 1953-65, 1969-87; Republican presidential candidate, 1964), dies at 89
2010 – Dennis Hopper, American actor and director (True Grit, Blue Velvet, Easy Rider), dies at 74
2013 – Marvin Junior, American singer (The Dells – Oh What a Nite), dies at 77